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Dessert, Christmas


3/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg unbeaten
1/4 cup molasses

2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
3/4 tsp powdered clove
3/4 tsp powdered ginger

Mix together the first 4 ingredients

Sift the remaining ingredients and stir into the shortening mixture. Grease a cookie sheet. Chill batter for 15-30 minutes in the fridge. Form the batter into walnut size balls, and place on the cookie sheet 2 inches apart. Bake at 375 for 8-12 minutes (undercooked slightly is better). Let cool and dust with confectionary sugar.


Excellent